Casein micelle structure: Models and muddles

Various models of the assembly and structure of the casein micelle are critically reviewed. The subunit and Holt models are revealed to be products of muddled thinking and subject to rigid constraints and restrictions, or in the case of the Holt model guilty of serious omission. Both are shown to be...

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Published inCurrent opinion in colloid & interface science Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 148 - 153
Main Author Horne, David S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2006
Elsevier
Subjects
Calcium phosphate nanoclusters
Casein micelle models
Casein micelle structure
Caseins
Chemistry
Colloidal state and disperse state
Exact sciences and technology
General and physical chemistry
Hydrophobic interactions
Micellar calcium phosphate
Micelles. Thin films
Micellar calcium phosphate
Casein micelle models
Hydrophobic interactions
Caseins
Casein micelle structure
Calcium phosphate nanoclusters
Binding
Constraint
Hydrophobic interaction
Micelle
Calcium phosphate
Review
Lift
Casein
Models
Structure
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Summary:Various models of the assembly and structure of the casein micelle are critically reviewed. The subunit and Holt models are revealed to be products of muddled thinking and subject to rigid constraints and restrictions, or in the case of the Holt model guilty of serious omission. Both are shown to be particular cases of the dual-binding model when these restrictions are lifted and the omissions made good.
ISSN:1359-0294
1879-0399
DOI:10.1016/j.cocis.2005.11.004